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The Boy in the Bands is a record of the passing thoughts of Scott Wells: keeping an eye on the Unitarian Universalist Association, suggesting church administration hacks, and adding his bit for sustainable living in Washington, D.C. (I'm proud of my employer and colleagues, but the opinions here are mine.)

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The extra principle in the Philippines

I was reading a blog post at Inspired Faith, Effective Action about one of the churches of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Philippines (UUCP) which building is at risk by rising water.

One of the photographs illustrating the story showed three persons (presumably church members) in front of a poster entitled UU Principles & Purposes. Before the principles adopted by the Unitarian Universalist Association — and recall the UUCP is in the anomalous situation of being both a national denomination and, in sum, a member congregation of the UUA — an additional principle,

We believe in one God, the God of Love

Recall, too, their heritage is Universalist. That one line explains and illuminates all those that follow; it makes the rest believable and their faith one I want to hear. I don’t think I’ve felt as warm towards “the P&P” in years.